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Coast Guard Rescues 16 After Boat Sinks Off San Diego

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Coast Guard rescue helicopter lifting survivors from the Pacific Ocean after a smuggling boat sank off San Diego

The U.S. Coast Guard rescue mission off Southern California stretched into Saturday as air and surface crews scoured the Pacific for 11 people still missing after a suspected human smuggling boat sank about 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico. Sixteen people were pulled from the ocean early Friday morning after the vessel transmitted a mayday … Read more

USS Abraham Lincoln Returns After 322-Day Deployment

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USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego Bay as families welcome sailors home

The USS Abraham Lincoln returns to its home port in San Diego after one of the longest carrier deployments of the modern era, ending a 322-day assignment that included a record stretch at sea supporting US operations in the war on Iran. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived at Naval Air Station North Island on Thursday, … Read more